Urinary Incontinence

Studies from R. Oliveira and Co-Researchers Yield New Data on Urinary Incontinence

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 8th, 2011

2011 DEC 8 -- Researchers in Oporto, Portugal conducted a study "To investigate the success and complication rates for Mini-Arc ™ single incision sling in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). A total of 119 female patients with pure SUI were enrolled in a prospective study."

"From these, 105 were available with a minimum follow-up of 6 months and a mean follow-up of 12 months. Success, as determined by patient reported outcomes, and complication rates, as well as impact of learning curve, body mass index (BMI), intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD), incontinence severity and age were investigated. Cure rate was 80% and improvement...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2011-12-08)

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